Pilot missing after French fighter jets collide

Two French fighter jets collided off the coast of Brittany, one of the two pilots was found while the other was being searched for, the Defence Ministry said.

The two Super-Etendard jets, made by Dassault Aviation, crashed during a training exercise at around 5:10pm local time 27 kilometres north of the town of Morlaix, on the French region's northern coast, the French Navy said in a statement.

A spokeswoman for the Defence Ministry said the planes collided during the exercise.

One pilot was able to eject and was recovered "apparently in good health" by a search team, but the second was missing late on Wednesday, the Navy's statement said.